Curated Commons // Edition 141
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Science, FTW
Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic to kill superbugs. Using AI. - Read here
Meet ‘Greedflation’
Gordon Gekko got something right? Apparently, companies have being using the inflation excuse to drive through big price increases! - Read here ($)
AI reading list
A16Z has a good updated reading list on AI. Worth checking out - Read here
Diapers, as a substitute for sand
Japanese engineers want to replace between 9-40% of sand used in making a home with…shredded diapers. Not sure how many stinky problems it solves at once, but quite likely many! - Read here
On a related note, low-carbon concrete is now a thing! - Read here ($)
Kids, college admissions, and making isht up!
Apparently, the newest play in town to make that college app look great - paying for your teen kid to be a “peer-reviewed author”. And no wonder, there’s already businesses offering this to parents! - Read here
Do we need something like the IAEA for advanced AI? OpenAI thinks so
We sure are living in an amazing time when we have to contend with such questions - Read here
Companies getting on AI bandwagon to cut costs
Doesn’t matter if it’s directly correlated. But like Greedflation, AI-inspired job cuts are the flavor of the season. - Read here
Gene therapies for anti-aging are here. No guarantees though
People are signing up for gene therapies to try and beat aging. - Read here
What is the cost of entering a big, new retail market?
A LOT. Interesting new Chinese online shopping app that’s burning money hand over fist and pushing its supplier partners to offer impossibly low rates in an bid to try and gain a foothold in the US - Read here
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